Rethinking Development Finance In A Fragmented Global Order
May 9, 2026
The architecture of global development finance is undergoing a quiet but profound crisis of legitimacy. Institutions once designed to stabilise post war reconstruction and later to manage orderly globalisation now operate in an environment defined by fragmentation, geopolitical rivalry, debt saturation, and climate
Strategic Autonomy Under Pressure in a Fragmented Global Order
May 9, 2026
The contemporary international system is increasingly defined by structural polarization, fragmented economic interdependence, and competing technological ecosystems that collectively compress the strategic space available to middle powers. Within this evolving configuration, the concept of strategic autonomy has shifted from a normative aspiration to